Its official again......I have THE slowest 3.4 on EARTH!!!!!
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From: Oxnard, CA
Its official again......I have THE slowest 3.4 on EARTH!!!!!
After 12 runs.......gotta love wednesday nights at LACR....12 domestics.......50 imports.......and they all beat me!!! grrrr
Best ET 17.741@ 75.738 R/t.594
Best MPG 17.820@76.101 R/t .490 (.010 redlight...don't ya just hate when it happens like that
)
Best 60 ft time 2.509 Traction was good.
Best 1/8 mile 11.314@61.174
Car weighed in at 3350 pounds without me, and under 1/4 (by the gauge) of fuel.
Add my buddy in the car (200 lbs) 18.093 @74.508
Powerbraked it up to stall speed.
3 tires at 44psi, right rear at 30psi....and then 20 psi. made no difference
No wind, 75 degrees, 2200ft elevation, and they were spraying the VHT too
Got to ride in my buddies 2002 SS 6-sp........13.8 @101mph. HAVE GOTTA GET ME ONE OF THESE!!!!!!!!!!! There was also a T/A comerative edition there too.........VERY nice!
....oh well next wednesday is the trophy night for us at the auto shop..........gonna win me another trophy........in the truck
Best ET 17.741@ 75.738 R/t.594
Best MPG 17.820@76.101 R/t .490 (.010 redlight...don't ya just hate when it happens like that
)Best 60 ft time 2.509 Traction was good.
Best 1/8 mile 11.314@61.174
Car weighed in at 3350 pounds without me, and under 1/4 (by the gauge) of fuel.
Add my buddy in the car (200 lbs) 18.093 @74.508
Powerbraked it up to stall speed.
3 tires at 44psi, right rear at 30psi....and then 20 psi. made no difference
No wind, 75 degrees, 2200ft elevation, and they were spraying the VHT too
Got to ride in my buddies 2002 SS 6-sp........13.8 @101mph. HAVE GOTTA GET ME ONE OF THESE!!!!!!!!!!!
There was also a T/A comerative edition there too.........VERY nice!....oh well next wednesday is the trophy night for us at the auto shop..........gonna win me another trophy........in the truck
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TIme slip #1 Time Slip #2
R/t .329 .594
60ft 2.621 2.503
1/8 Mile time 11.425 11.314
1/8 MPH 61.443 61.174
1000 ft. 14.776 14.683
1/4 17.820 17.741
1/4 mph 76.101 75.738
TIme SLip #3 Time Slip #4
R/t .688 .490
60ft. 2.529 2.509
1/8mile time 11.537 11.265
1/8 mile mph 61.113 61.536
1000ft. 14.987 14.615
1/4 18.093 17.805
1/4 mile mph 74.508 76.099
Well at least its consistent
What is just frustrating is that even with the new cat back, the CAI. preping the car this time a little for the track............no difference. No matter what I do it.....no difference.
IT SUCKS!!!!!!!
R/t .329 .594
60ft 2.621 2.503
1/8 Mile time 11.425 11.314
1/8 MPH 61.443 61.174
1000 ft. 14.776 14.683
1/4 17.820 17.741
1/4 mph 76.101 75.738
TIme SLip #3 Time Slip #4
R/t .688 .490
60ft. 2.529 2.509
1/8mile time 11.537 11.265
1/8 mile mph 61.113 61.536
1000ft. 14.987 14.615
1/4 18.093 17.805
1/4 mile mph 74.508 76.099
Well at least its consistent
What is just frustrating is that even with the new cat back, the CAI. preping the car this time a little for the track............no difference. No matter what I do it.....no difference.
IT SUCKS!!!!!!!
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Posts: 159
From: Sunrise, Florida
How come your car ran 17's in the 1/4 mile? Are you a bad driver ? Is there a problem with your car? I raced my friends 2002 automatic cougar V6 (stock) on the highway, and pulled on him really slowly, but I won. They say the cougar v6 runs 16 sec flat in the 1/4 mile, I guess this means im in the 15's......
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From: garner north carolina
ummm.............
something is really wrong with your car dude
those 60's are high
i had gears and intake on a hot day and ran 2.1 60's not to sure what the deal is my engine has over 140k miles
then agian i don't know crap about altitude
something is really wrong with your car dude
those 60's are high
i had gears and intake on a hot day and ran 2.1 60's not to sure what the deal is my engine has over 140k miles
then agian i don't know crap about altitude
Last edited by southern94; Sep 20, 2002 at 07:40 AM.
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I dunno........but the driver is NOT the problem
It seems to run fine........but I have come to the conclusion that its just a really fast LOOKING cruiser......
Just updated the sig too....lol....(hey no point being mad...gotta laugh at it)
The 60fts suck......I know. The truck has had 2.0-2.1 60ft.
On one of the many runs.....I said hell with it....put it into manual 1st.........and ran the full 1/4 mile........still upshifted every step including OD. Same times.
One time I manual shifted it.......same thing,
It runs to 5K rpm and shifts.......every gear.
Lets put it this way...........you could sit back and read the sunday funnies or cut coupons waiting for it get through with the 1/4 mile.
As for tranny.....I dunno. It stalls at about 2200rpm, and had one rebuild by GM under warranty at about 25K miles.
Its as if like no matter what I added since from 4 years ago........its the exact same.......EXACT same numbers.
I even put about 3 gallons of 91 octane in it, to mix with about 3 gallons of 87 in tank, just in case the Knock sensor was taking out timing.......no gain.
It has the likings to downshifting on every little blip of the throttle.......gutless I guess.
The car has always run like this. Its not as if like....WOW....why is it so slow all of the sudden, the car has always felt this way.
No SES lights.........get 20-22 mpg on a 90% hwy driving. Idles fine, vacuum is good, just turned 64,500 miles tonight.
Any ideas on where to go from here.......just shoot. But please.....OH PLEASE, don't tell me to swap in a LT1 or to light it on fire........cause those are not a posibility.........and also because I have already thought of both of them
On saturday........I had a wide open shot of road.....so figured.....what the hell.......lets top speed it........it took FOREVER to get to over 100mph, and had to go to WOT to get there.
.....oh well.
in edit...........it just REALLY sucks having a "sports" car that is slower than your TRUCK, and no matter what you do to the damn thing, it doesn't respond.
Drove it all day yesterday, and all day today to the tune of 300 miles........I am driving my truck tomorrow....
18 second camaro......grrrrrr!! Factory DOGG I guess?????
Wonder if I could beat a ol' 3rd gen 4 cyl????
lol
It seems to run fine........but I have come to the conclusion that its just a really fast LOOKING cruiser......
Just updated the sig too
....lol....(hey no point being mad...gotta laugh at it) The 60fts suck......I know. The truck has had 2.0-2.1 60ft.
On one of the many runs.....I said hell with it....put it into manual 1st.........and ran the full 1/4 mile........still upshifted every step including OD. Same times.
One time I manual shifted it.......same thing,
It runs to 5K rpm and shifts.......every gear.
Lets put it this way...........you could sit back and read the sunday funnies or cut coupons waiting for it get through with the 1/4 mile.
As for tranny.....I dunno. It stalls at about 2200rpm, and had one rebuild by GM under warranty at about 25K miles.
Its as if like no matter what I added since from 4 years ago........its the exact same.......EXACT same numbers.
I even put about 3 gallons of 91 octane in it, to mix with about 3 gallons of 87 in tank, just in case the Knock sensor was taking out timing.......no gain.
It has the likings to downshifting on every little blip of the throttle.......gutless I guess.
The car has always run like this. Its not as if like....WOW....why is it so slow all of the sudden, the car has always felt this way.
No SES lights.........get 20-22 mpg on a 90% hwy driving. Idles fine, vacuum is good, just turned 64,500 miles tonight.
Any ideas on where to go from here.......just shoot. But please.....OH PLEASE, don't tell me to swap in a LT1 or to light it on fire........cause those are not a posibility.........and also because I have already thought of both of them
On saturday........I had a wide open shot of road.....so figured.....what the hell.......lets top speed it........it took FOREVER to get to over 100mph, and had to go to WOT to get there.
.....oh well.
in edit...........it just REALLY sucks having a "sports" car that is slower than your TRUCK, and no matter what you do to the damn thing, it doesn't respond.
Drove it all day yesterday, and all day today to the tune of 300 miles........I am driving my truck tomorrow....
18 second camaro......grrrrrr!! Factory DOGG I guess?????
Wonder if I could beat a ol' 3rd gen 4 cyl????
lol
Last edited by All_InTheRED; Sep 20, 2002 at 03:02 AM.
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Originally posted by NeoPaladin
Wow, I think that my 3.4 is actually faster now.
Wow, I think that my 3.4 is actually faster now.
Maybe we could meet up for lunch or something......and see what the live opinion of another 3.4 owner is????
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NHRA corrected number are 17.3 & 76.9 mph
When you calculated HP from mph and et with appox 10% drivetrain loss (should be virtually none with the TC locked)......its making 127 hp at the crank....and 114 at the rears. With 20% loss, its 143 hp at the crank.
Calculating it from the 1/8 mile mph, its 122hp at the crank with 110 at the rears with 10% loss.
WHERE IS MY 40 HP AT THE CRANK????
......who stole my horses
(I know it had to be Tiago that did it... )
here are some links if you guys want to calculate stuff for your own cars.......
http://www.prestage.com/carmath/default.asp
http://www.smokemup.com/auto_math/hp_mph.php
When you calculated HP from mph and et with appox 10% drivetrain loss (should be virtually none with the TC locked)......its making 127 hp at the crank....and 114 at the rears. With 20% loss, its 143 hp at the crank.
Calculating it from the 1/8 mile mph, its 122hp at the crank with 110 at the rears with 10% loss.
WHERE IS MY 40 HP AT THE CRANK????
......who stole my horses
(I know it had to be Tiago that did it...
)here are some links if you guys want to calculate stuff for your own cars.......
http://www.prestage.com/carmath/default.asp
http://www.smokemup.com/auto_math/hp_mph.php
